Showing posts with label Sanctification. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sanctification. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Christ-Esteem

Who I Am To Christ, Part One--Christ-Esteem

Christ-Esteem: The world talks about “self-esteem.” But God’s Word teaches us about “Christ-esteem”—how God views us, sees us, accepts us, and loves us through Christ. Knowing how God relates to us because of our relationship to Christ is vital to glorifying God, defeating the lies of Satan, and ministering powerfully.

As you read the following summaries:

*Meditate on the verses and on the truth they share about you.

*Reject the lies of Satan about how God views you.

*Thank God for who you are to Christ.

*Select one verse/truth per day and specifically apply it to your life and relationships.

My Relationship to God through Christ

Matthew 6:26—I am are very valuable to Christ.

Matthew 9:2; Mark 2:5—I am God’s forgiven son/daughter.

Matthew 9:36-38—I am the Good Shepherd’s shepherded sheep.

Matthew 10:31; Luke 12:7—I am of great worth to God.

Matthew 12:12—I am of much value to Christ.

Matthew 18:10-14—I am God’s precious, protected little one.

Mark 3:34-35—I am Christ’s brother or sister.

Luke 6:35—I am a son or daughter of the Most High God.

Luke 12:4—I am Christ’s friend.

Luke 20:36; John 1:12; Romans 8:14-17; 1 John 3:2—I am a child of God.

John 1:13—I am a child born of God.

John 3:6—I am born of the Spirit.

John 3:16—I am so loved by Father that He gave His only begotten Son to die for me so that I could live with Him forever.

John 8:35—I am God’s forever son/daughter.

John 10:28-30—I am eternally secure in God’s holy love.

John 13:33—God says of me, “You are my child.”

John 15:5—I am a branch abiding in Christ the Vine.

John 15:9—Jesus says of me, “As My Father has loved Me, so I have loved you.”

John 15:14—Jesus says to me, “You are my friend.”

John 15:15—Jesus says to me, “I no longer call you servant, but friend.”

John 16:27—Jesus whispers to me, “The Father Himself loves you.”

John 17:23—Jesus says of me, “The Father loves you as He loves me.”

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians:
http://bit.ly/7vaE

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

I Have Overcome the World


Who I Am In Christ, Part Nine

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians: http://bit.ly/7vaE

Note: Knowing our identity in Christ is vital to glorifying God, defeating the lies of Satan, and ministering powerfully. As you read the following summaries:

*Meditate on the associated verses and on the truth they share about you.

*Reject the lies of Satan about your identity.

*Thank God for who you are in Christ.

*Select one verse/truth per day and specifically apply it to your life and relationships.

My Identity in Christ

2 Peter 1:3—God’s Divine power has given me everything I need for life and godliness.

2 Peter 1:4—Through God’s great and precious promises I participate in the Divine nature.

2 Peter 1:4—Through God’s great and precious promises I have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

1 John 2:20—I have an anointing from the Holy One and I know the truth.

1 John 4:4—I have overcome the world, the flesh, and the Devil because greater is He who is in me, than he who is in the world.

1 John 4:4, 6—I am from God.

1 John 4:7; 5:1—I am born of God.

1 John 5:4-5—Born of God, I overcome the world by faith in Christ.

Jude 24—I stand before God’s glorious presence without fault and with great joy.

Revelation 1:5—I am freed from my sins by Christ’s blood.

Revelation 1:6—God has made me, together with all the saints, a kingdom of priests.

Revelation 19:7-8, 14—Along with all the saints, I am the pure Bride of Christ, clean, white, and righteous.

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians:
http://bit.ly/7vaE

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Blameless in Christ!


Who I Am In Christ, Part Eight

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians: http://bit.ly/7vaE

Note: Knowing our identity in Christ is vital to glorifying God, defeating the lies of Satan, and ministering powerfully. As you read the following summaries:

*Meditate on the associated verses and on the truth they share about you.

*Reject the lies of Satan about your identity.

*Thank God for who you are in Christ.

*Select one verse/truth per day and specifically apply it to your life and relationships.

My Identity in Christ

1 Thessalonians 3:13—I am blameless and holy before God’s presence.

1 Thessalonians 5:23—God is sanctifying me through and through.

1 Thessalonians 5:23—God keeps my whole spirit, soul, and body blameless.

2 Thessalonians 2:14—I am called to share in the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 1:7—God placed within me His spirit of power, love, and wisdom.

2 Timothy 2:3-4—I am a good soldier in Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:5—I am a victorious athlete in Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:6—I am a disciplined, hard working farmer in Jesus Christ.

Titus 3:5—I am saved, washed, re-birthed, and renewed in Christ and by the Spirit.

Hebrews 1:3—I am purified from sin in and by Christ.

Hebrews 2:10—I am brought to glory in and by Christ.

Hebrews 2:11—I am made holy in and by Christ.

Hebrews 7:25—I am saved completely.

Hebrews 8:10; 10:16—God’s law is in my mind, written on my heart.

Hebrews 9:12—I have eternal redemption in Christ.

Hebrews 9:14—My conscience is cleansed in Christ.

Hebrews 9:15—I am set free from sin in Christ.

Hebrews 9:26-27—My sins are done away with and taken away in and by Christ.

Hebrews 10:2—I am cleansed once for all, guiltless in Christ.

Hebrews 10:10—I have been made holy once for all by Christ’s sacrifice.

Hebrews 10:14—I have been made perfect forever in and by Christ.

Hebrews 10:22—I am cleansed and washed in Christ.

1 Peter 1:3—I am born again, given new birth in Christ.

1 Peter 1:18-19—I am redeemed from my old empty way of life by Christ’s precious blood.

1 Peter 1:22—I am purified by faith in Christ.

1 Peter 1:23—I have been born again of imperishable seed.

1 Peter 2:5—I am a living stone, being built into a spiritual house.

1 Peter 2:5—Along with all the saints, I am a holy priesthood.

1 Peter 2:9—Along with all the saints, I am a chosen people.

1 Peter 2:9—Along with all the saints, I am a member of a royal priesthood.

1 Peter 2:9—Along with all the saints, I am a citizen of a holy nation.

1 Peter 2:9-10—Along with all the saints, I am a people belonging to God.

1 Peter 2:9—I am called out of darkness into Christ’s wonderful light.

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians: http://bit.ly/7vaE



Friday, July 24, 2009

Holy in Christ

Who I Am In Christ, Part Six

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians: http://tinyurl.com/d8grf6

Note: Knowing our identity in Christ is vital to glorifying God, defeating the lies of Satan, and ministering powerfully. As you read the following summaries:

*Meditate on the associated verses and on the truth they share about you.

*Reject the lies of Satan about your identity.

*Thank God for who you are in Christ.

*Select one verse/truth per day and specifically apply it to your life and relationships.

My Identity in Christ

Ephesians 1:1—I am faithful in Christ.

Ephesians 1:4—I am holy in Christ.

Ephesians 1:4—I am blameless in Christ.

Ephesians 1:17-19—I have God’s resurrection power actively working in me.

Ephesians 2:5—I am alive with Christ.

Ephesians 2:5, 8—I am saved by grace in Christ.

Ephesians 2:6—I have been raised up with Christ.

Ephesians 2:6—I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 2:10—I am Christ’s workmanship, His opus, His poem, His masterpiece.

Ephesians 2:10—I was prepared in advance in Christ Jesus to do good works.

Ephesians 2:15—Together with all the saints, I am a new person in Christ.

Ephesians 2:21—Along with all the saints, I am God’s holy temple.

Ephesians 2:22—I am a dwelling in which God lives by His Spirit.

Ephesians 3:16—I am strengthened with power through God’s Spirit.

Ephesians 3:17—Christ dwells in my heart.

Ephesians 3:17—I am rooted and established in love.

Ephesians 3:18—I have power to grasp God’s great love for me in Christ.

Ephesians 3:19—I am filled to the measure of all the fullness of God in Christ.

Ephesians 3:20—Christ’s immeasurable resurrection power is at work within me.

Ephesians 4:13—I am maturing to the full measure of the fullness of Christ.

Ephesians 4:22—My old self is put off in Christ.

Ephesians 4:23—I have been made new in the attitude of my mind in Christ.

Ephesians 4:24—My new self is put on in Christ.

Ephesians 4:24—I am created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Ephesians 5:8—I am now light in the Lord.

Ephesians 5:9—The fruit of my life is goodness, righteousness, and truth.

Ephesians 5:26—I am cleansed in Christ

Ephesians 5:26—I am washed in Christ.

Ephesians 5:27—Together with the Bride of Christ, I am presentable, radiant, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless in Christ.

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians: http://tinyurl.com/d8grf6

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

New Creation in Christ

Who I Am In Christ, Part Five

Note: Knowing our identity in Christ is vital to glorifying God, defeating the lies of Satan, and ministering powerfully. As you read the following summaries:

*Meditate on the associated verses and on the truth they share about you.

*Reject the lies of Satan about your identity.

*Thank God for who you are in Christ.

*Select one verse/truth per day and specifically apply it to your life and relationships.

My Identity in Christ

1 Corinthians 1:2—I am sanctified in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:2; Ephesians 5:26; Colossians 3:12—I am holy in Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:8—I am blameless in Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:30—I am wise in Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:30—I am holiness to God in Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:16—I have the mind of Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:9—I am God’s fellow worker.

1 Corinthians 3:9—I am God’s field.

1 Corinthians 3:9—I am God’s building.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 2 Corinthians 6:16—I am God’s sacred temple.

1 Corinthians 6:11—I am washed in Christ.

1 Corinthians 6:19—I am the temple of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:20—I have been bought and redeemed with a price.

2 Corinthians 2:14—Christ always leads me in a triumphal victory march.

2 Corinthians 3:6—I am a competent minister of the new covenant in Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:10—In Christ I have surpassing, lasting glory.

2 Corinthians 3:18—I am a growing reflection of the Lord’s glory.

2 Corinthians 3:18—I am increasingly being transformed into Christ’s likeness.

2 Corinthians 4:16—I am being renewed inwardly day by day in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17—I am a new creation in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:18—I am a minister of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:20—I am Christ’s ambassador.

2 Corinthians 5:21—I have the righteousness of God in Christ.

2 Corinthians 8:9—I am spiritually rich in Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:2—I am Christ’s spiritually pure virgin.

Galatians 1:4—I have been rescued from this present evil age.

Galatians 2:20—I am crucified with Christ.

Galatians 3:13-14—I am redeemed from the curse.

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians:
http://tinyurl.com/d8grf6

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Alive with Christ

Who I Am In Christ, Part Four

Note: Knowing our identity in Christ is vital to glorifying God, defeating the lies of Satan, and ministering powerfully. As you read the following summaries:

*Meditate on the associated verses and on the truth they share about you.

*Reject the lies of Satan about your identity.

*Thank God for who you are in Christ.

*Select one verse/truth per day and specifically apply it to your life and relationships.

My Identity in Christ

Romans 6:8—I live with Christ.

Romans 6:11—I am dead to sin.

Romans 6:11—I am alive to God.

Romans 6:13—I have been brought from spiritual death to spiritual life.

Romans 6:14—Sin shall not be my master.

Romans 6:14—I am not under law, but under grace.

Romans 6:18, 22—I have been set free from sin.

Romans 6:19—I am a slave to righteousness, righteousness masters my being.

Romans 6:22—I am a slave to God.

Romans 7:4—I have died to the law.

Romans 7:6—I serve Christ in the new way of the Spirit.

Romans 7:22—My inner being delights in God’s law—His holy standards.

Romans 7:25—In my innermost mind, I am a slave to God’s law.

Romans 8:1—I will never suffer condemnation because I am in Christ.

Romans 8:2—I am set free from the law of sin and death in Christ.

Romans 8:4—I have met the righteous requirements of the law in Christ.

Romans 8:5—My mindset is on spiritual affections and passions.

Romans 8:9—I am not controlled by the flesh, but I am controlled by the Spirit.

Romans 8:29—I am predestined to be conformed to the image of the Son.

Romans 8:37—I am more than a conqueror in Christ.

Romans 9:23—I have been prepared in advance by God to be glorious.

Romans 10:9, 10, 13—I am saved in Christ.

Romans 15:14—I am full of goodness in Christ.

Romans 15:14—I am complete in knowledge in Christ.

Romans 15:14—I am competent to disciple others in Christ.

Romans 15:16—I am sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:16—I am acceptable to God in Christ.

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians:
http://tinyurl.com/d8grf6

Thursday, July 16, 2009

My Identity in Christ, Part 3

Who I Am In Christ, Part Three

Note: Knowing our identity in Christ is vital to glorifying God, defeating the lies of Satan, and ministering powerfully. As you read the following summaries:

*Meditate on the associated verses and on the truth they share about you.

*Reject the lies of Satan about your identity.

*Thank God for who you are in Christ.

*Select one verse/truth per day and specifically apply it to your life and relationships.

My Identity in Christ

Romans 3:21-26; 4:3, 5, 6, 9, 22, 23, 24; 5:17, 19; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 3:9—I have been credited with Christ’s righteousness.

Romans 5:17—I am a recipient of God’s abundant provision of grace.

Romans 5:18—I have new life in Christ.

Romans 6:2—I am dead to sin.

Romans 6:3—I am baptized into Christ’s death.

Romans 6:4—I am buried with Christ in His death to and over sin.

Romans 6:4—I have been raised to new life in Christ.

Romans 6:5—I am united with Christ in His resurrection.

Romans 6:6—My old self is crucified with Christ.

Romans 6:6—My body of sin has been done away with.

Romans 6:6—I am no longer sin’s slave.

Romans 6:7—I have been freed from sin in Christ.

Romans 6:8—I died with Christ to sin.

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians:
http://tinyurl.com/d8grf6

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Who Am I in Christ?

Who I Am In Christ, Part Two

Note: Knowing our identity in Christ is vital to glorifying God, defeating the lies of Satan, and ministering powerfully. As you read the following summaries:

*Meditate on the associated verses and on the truth they share about you.

*Reject the lies of Satan about your identity.

*Thank God for who you are in Christ.

*Select one verse/truth per day and specifically apply it to your life and relationships.

My Identity in Christ

John 15:11—My joy is complete in Christ.

John 16:33—I have overcome the world in Christ.

John 17:16—I am not of this world.

Acts 2:44; 4:32—I am a believer.

Acts 5:20—I have new life in Christ.

Acts 8:3; 2 Corinthians 1:1—Together with all the saints, I am God’s Church.

Acts 11:26—I am a Christian, a little Christ.

Acts 13:39; Romans 3:24, 26, 28, 30; 4:25; 5:1, 9, 18; 10:10; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Titus 3:7—I am justified freely and fully in Christ.

Acts 20:32; 1 Corinthians 6:11—I am sanctified in Christ.

Romans 1:6—I am called to belong to Christ.

Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 6:1, 2; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Ephesians 1:1; Philippians 1:1; 4:21, 22; Philemon 4; Jude 3—I am a saint.

Romans 3:24; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14—I am redeemed in Christ.

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians:
http://tinyurl.com/d8grf6

Who I Am in Christ

Who I Am In Christ, Part One

Note: Knowing our identity in Christ is vital to glorifying God, defeating the lies of Satan, and ministering powerfully. As you read the following summaries:

*Meditate on the associated verses and on the truth they share about you.

*Reject the lies of Satan about your identity.

*Thank God for who you are in Christ.

*Select one verse/truth per day and specifically apply it to your life and relationships.

My Identity in Christ

Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17—I am a fisher of men.

Matthew 5:13—I am the salt of the earth.

Matthew 5:14—I am the light of the world.

Matthew 28:19; Luke 14:27; John 8:31; 13:35; 15:8; Acts 6:1, 7; 11:25-26, 29; 14:20-22; 16:1—I am a disciple of Christ.

Luke 24:48; Acts 1:8—I am Christ’s witness.

John 3:16-18; 10:28-29; 17:3; Romans 5:21; 6:23; 1 John 5:11—I have eternal life in Christ.

John 8:32, 36—I am set free from sin in Christ.

John 10:10—I have abundant life in Christ.

John 14:26; 16:13—I have been taught all things by the Holy Spirit.

John 14:27; 16:33—I have peace in Christ.

John 15:3—I am clean in Christ.

John 15:4, 5, 8, 16; Romans 7:4—I bear much lasting fruit in Christ.

John 15:5—I am a branch abiding in Christ the Vine.

Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians: http://tinyurl.com/d8grf6